Board of Advisors

The Board of Advisors is involved in overseeing the top-level management of The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship. Representing the North Florida and South Florida business communities, the board meets regularly with The Jim Moran Institute’s faculty and staff to discuss strategic planning for the organization.

Robert BarronPartner, Berger Singerman, Fort Lauderdale, FLRobert W. Barron is a Florida based business attorney with significant experience with general corporate transactions, corporate and debt restructurings and commercial real estate transactions.

Caryn Beck-DudleyDean, College of Business at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FLIn 2006, Caryn L. Beck-Dudley became the fifth dean, as well as the first woman, to lead the College of Business at Florida State University.

Tom BlantonVice President, JM Family Enterprises, Inc., Deerfield Beach, FLTom Blanton is vice president of the Family Office at JM Family Enterprises, Inc., and he also serves as treasurer, assistant secretary and a founding director of The Jim Moran Foundation, Inc.

Steve EvansFormer Vice President (Retired) at IBM, Tallahassee, FLSteve Evans retired from IBM in the fall of 2003 with more than 30 years of sales, operations, marketing and executive experience.

Chad KittrellPrincipal, Hunter+Harp, Tallahassee, FLChad Kittrell is one of two principals of Hunter+Harp, a private equity investment group that develops and acquires businesses throughout a variety of industries.

Steve RodenCEO, LearnSomething, Inc., Tallahassee, FLSteve Roden has more than two decades of entrepreneurial experience including managing recessions, technology melt downs and major shifts in customer behavior.

Germaine Smith-BaughPresident & CEO, Urban League of Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, FLGermaine Smith-Baugh, Ed.D., is president and chief executive officer of the Urban League of Broward County, a position she has held since 2006.